These Style Elements Make French Montana’s "No Stylist" Video a Visual Masterwork

Everyone once in a while a music video or visual can bring to life of a song you might otherwise have passed by. French Montana has succeeded in doing just that to “No Stylist” with this incredible visual featuring multiple cinematic styles and hip hop legends Slick Rick, Young Thug, Killa Cam’ron, A$AP Rocky, and more.

Watch it below and keep reading for the key visual elements that make this video on of the year’s best.

Visual moments that put this video on another level:

#1. Gritty Opening that evokes illmatic album art. This hits a classic hip hop note and sets us up for high energy. They continue this low budget footage outside of a bodega throughout the video and it really adds an authentic feel to balance out th…

#1. Gritty Opening that evokes illmatic album art. This hits a classic hip hop note and sets us up for high energy. They continue this low budget footage outside of a bodega throughout the video and it really adds an authentic feel to balance out the highly shot fashion sequences.

#2. Trailing shots of French walking through what looks like a castle draws us into the setting almost instantly. From the bedroom full of designer threads to the green garden, this series of shots interwoven do a lot to set the scene of classic wea…

#2. Trailing shots of French walking through what looks like a castle draws us into the setting almost instantly. From the bedroom full of designer threads to the green garden, this series of shots interwoven do a lot to set the scene of classic wealth.

#3. Killa. Randomly cutting to Cam’rom in a pink fur hoodie should be in every hip hop video. When is someone going to make the Dipset bio pic??

#3. Killa. Randomly cutting to Cam’rom in a pink fur hoodie should be in every hip hop video. When is someone going to make the Dipset bio pic??

#4. Models everywhere. Highly produced quick cuts throughout the video of models both walking the runway in the ballroom of a castle and posing POV style in front of a caramel backdrop make this a party you want to be at.

#4. Models everywhere. Highly produced quick cuts throughout the video of models both walking the runway in the ballroom of a castle and posing POV style in front of a caramel backdrop make this a party you want to be at.

#5. Drake’s verse is, for the most part, split between the fashion show venue and then tight but moving head shots in the dressing room. This does a lot to give you the feeling that you are right in the mix of things and on the move in this world.

#5. Drake’s verse is, for the most part, split between the fashion show venue and then tight but moving head shots in the dressing room. This does a lot to give you the feeling that you are right in the mix of things and on the move in this world.

#6. And of course Slick Rick himself, hanging out of a topless vintage car that is floating in front of various green screened in backdrops, says it all.

#6. And of course Slick Rick himself, hanging out of a topless vintage car that is floating in front of various green screened in backdrops, says it all.

Up Next: JPEGMAFIA - 1539 N. Calvert Video

Having never heard of JPEGMAFIA before, 1539 N.Calvert caught me off guard. It is both the lead track and the most put together song on the latest (although not recent - Jan ‘18) album Veteran.

The accompanying video was just released September 12th and provides an aethetic that brings the artistic vision to life and is spot on. Watch below and keep reading for the album stream

Listen to the whole album on Spotify here.

Jaden Smith Finds His Lane on Young Thug Track "Sin"

After bouncing around from sound to sound on the fringe of hip hop, Jaden Smith is starting to find his lane. Working with Thugger in particular seems to be helping to evolve his sound.

Listen to his contribution to Sin off Young Thug’s new tape On The RVN.

The two are rumored to be working on more projects coming out. He was recently quoted saying:

““[Young Thug is] such an individual and he just pushes boundaries and that’s why I always knew that we were destined to do something together,””
— Genius News

Gorillaz All-Female Mix Release Kicks Off 2017!

Noodle, the animated guitarist from the Gorillaz dropped an all-female mix earlier this week and it is definitely worth a listen to start the first weekend of 2017 off right.

The two highlighted tracks are pulled out below, one from Abra and one from Kali Uchis, are MGF favorites. 

Frank Says There are 50 Versions of White Ferrari

Frank Ocean's "White Ferrari" is in my opinion the best song of 2016. If your a fan of his there is no doubt you've already been to genius.com and read the lyrics back to front because of the complexity of the album. But it is incredible that in a recent update citing the New York Times Frank admitted to an incredible 50 versions of the song. I'd like to hear the other 49...

Frank's Lyrics get more complex the more you listen. Spend some time on this page to see what I mean....

Also - another great tool to get to the root of artist's inspiration is whosampled.com. if you didn't catch the Beatles sample in here it's worth the look.